South Pyongan Province · North Korea
Kaechon travel guide
Kaechon is a city in South Pyongan Province, North Korea, home to about 320,000 people.
- Best months
- October
- Nearest airport
- FNJ57 km · Pyongyang Sunan International Airport
- Currency
- KPWNorth Korean won
- Time zone
- Asia/Pyongyang
- Language
- Korean, North Korean standard language
About
About Kaechon
Kaech'ŏn or Kaechon is a city in South P'yŏngan province, North Korea.
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Things to do
What to see and do in Kaechon
See
- Songam Cavern
- Yongpun Lake
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When to go
The best time to visit Kaechon
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Kaechon are October. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 29 °C; July is the wettest, with about 268 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Getting to Kaechon: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Pyongyang Sunan International Airport (FNJ), about 57 km from the city centre in a straight line; Sondok Airport (DSO, 134 km) and Dandong Langtou International Airport (DDG, 143 km) are also within reach.
FNJ · Pyongyang Sunan International Airport
DSO · Sondok Airport
DDG · Dandong Langtou International Airport
Questions
Kaechon: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Kaechon?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Kaechon are October. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 29 °C; July is the wettest, with about 268 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Kaechon?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Pyongyang Sunan International Airport (FNJ), about 57 km from the city centre in a straight line; Sondok Airport (DSO, 134 km) and Dandong Langtou International Airport (DDG, 143 km) are also within reach.
What currency is used in Kaechon?
North Korean won (KPW).
Nearby
Destinations near Kaechon
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.